M5.3 earthquake - 131 km WNW of Iheya, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 131 km WNW of Iheya, Japan on 6 Oct 2022, 16:36 UTC at a depth of 178 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Nago, about 162 km away in Okinawa, Japan.